RLST 412A - History of the Christian Church to the Reformation (1517) (3) or
HIST 412A - History of the Christian Church to the Reformation (1517) (3)
RLST 412B - History of the Christian Church from the Reformation to the Present (3) or
HIST 412B - History of the Christian Church from the Reformation to the Present (3)
RLST 412C - History of the Jews (3) or
HIST 412C - History of the Jews (3)
RLST 417B - Roman Empire (3) or
HIST 417B - Roman Empire (3)
HIST 420 - The Byzantine Empire (3)
RLST 425B - The Reformation (3) or
HIST 425B - The Reformation (3)
RLST 435A - The Holocaust (3) or
HIST 435A - The Holocaust (3)
RLST 466A - Islamic Civilization: Arab Era (3) or
HIST 466A - Islamic Civilization: Arab Era (3)
RLST 466B - Islamic Civilization: Imperial Age (3) or
HIST 466B - Islamic Civilization: Imperial Age (3)
RLST 351 - History and Development of Early Christian Thought (3)
RLST 352 - History and Development of Modern Christian Thought (3)
RLST 361 - History and Development of Jewish Thought: Biblical and Rabbinical Eras (3)
RLST 362 - History and Development of Jewish Thought: Medieval and Modern Eras (3)
RLST 371 - History and Development of Islamic Thought: The Beginning to 1258 (3)
RLST 372 - History and Development of Islamic Thought: 1259 to Modern Times (3)

Additional Information

*May be taken only after completing 15 units in Religious Studies, including RLST 105 or RLST 110 and RLST 300 , and junior standing.

Development of Non-Western Religious Thought (6 units)

RLST 325 - African American Religions and Spirituality (3) or
AFAM 325 - African American Religions and Spirituality (3)
RLST 337 - Indigenous Religions and Philosophies (3) or
AFAM 337 - Indigenous Religions and Philosophies (3)
PHIL 350 - Asian Philosophy (3)
RLST 354T - Topics in Buddhism (3) or
RLST 341 - Hindu Tradition to 400 B.C.E. (3)
RLST 342 - Hindu Tradition from 400 B.C.E. (3)
RLST 370 - New Religious Movements in the U.S.A. (3)

Experience of Religion (6 units)

RLST 312 - The Bible as Literature (3) or
CPLT 312 - The Bible as Literature (3)
RLST 381 - Religion and Politics in the United States (3) or
POSC 381 - Religion and Politics in the United States (3)
RLST 302 - Religion and Ecology (3)
RLST 306 - Contemporary Practices of the World’s Religions (3)
RLST 311 - Religion and Film (3)
RLST 321 - Psychology of Religion (3)
RLST 333 - Religion and Sexuality (3)
RLST 335 - Judaism, Christianity and Islam Compared (3)
RLST 367 - Religion in Latino/a Life (3)
RLST 373 - Women in Islam (3)
RLST 374 - Issues in Contemporary Islam (3)
RLST 375 - Conceptions of the Afterlife (3)
RLST 380 - Religion and Violence (3)
RLST 400 - Religion, the Media, and Contemporary Culture (3)
RLST 458 - Sociology of Religious Behavior (3) or
SOCI 458 - Sociology of Religious Behavior (3)

Textual Studies (3 units)

RLST 330T - Hebrew Scriptural Studies (3)
RLST 331T - New Testament Studies (3)
RLST 332 - Islamic Scriptural Studies (3)
RLST 401T - Studies in Religious Texts (3)

Writing Requirement

The course requirement of the university upper-division baccalaureate writing course is met through RLST 300 . It is highly recommended that students majoring in Religious Studies pursue the study of classical languages such as Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, Latin and Sanskrit when such languages are offered.

Total (120 units)

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